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American studies. New Hampshire. Students:Andrew Chukardin Aleksandra Nesterko Valeriya Hohlenkova Teacher: Galina Kulpina. Pärnu Vene Gümnaasium. 2011. New Hampshire : People and Places. What our students would like to know about New Hampshire. Our questions.
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American studies New Hampshire Students:Andrew Chukardin Aleksandra Nesterko Valeriya Hohlenkova Teacher: Galina Kulpina Pärnu Vene Gümnaasium 2011
Our questions What can I learn about New Hampshire in American mass media (namely in the “New York Times”)? Canyounamesomeoutstandingpeopleofthestate? Whatisthemainreligiousconfessionin N.H.? Isthisstatefamousforitsliterature? Whatcanyoutell me aboutthehistoryof N.H.? Whereisthisstatesituated? Whatisitscapital? Whowerethefirstpeoplesettledinthis part ofthecountry?
Whereisthisstatesituated? Whatisitscapital? • New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of thenortheastern United States of America. • The city of Concord is the capital of the state of New Hampshire in the United States.
Whatis thehistoryofNewHampshire? • New Hampshire was one of the thirteen colonies that rebelled against British rule during the American Revolution. By the time of the American Revolution, New Hampshire was a divided province. It was the first state to declare its independence.
Isthisstatefamousforitsliterature? • Many novels, plays and screenplays have taken place in New Hampshire. The state has played other roles in fiction, including: • Peterborough is the inspiration for the town of Grover's Corners, in Thornton Wilder's play Our Town. • The novelPeyton Place was inspiredbyGilmanton, New Hampshire. • John Knowlesbasedthe Devon School in A Separate Peace on the Phillips ExeterAcademy in Exeter. • The prepschool in John Irving'sThe World AccordingtoGarp was also based on the Phillips ExeterAcademy.
Canyounamesomeoutstandingpeopleofthestate? Amy Marcy Cheney Beach (1867 - 1944) American composer and pianist.
Canyounamesomeoutstandingpeopleofthestate? Philip Edmund Booth (1925 - 2007) American poet and educator.
Canyounamesomeoutstandingpeopleofthestate? • John Langdon (1741 - 1819) A politician.
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